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Cherry Cheesecake Cookies
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Cherry Cheesecake Cookies

Soft, creamy, and bursting with fruity sweetness, these Cherry Cheesecake Cookies are a delightful twist on two beloved desserts. Perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth, they’re ready in just over 2 hours, with most of that time being hands-off chilling.
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Prep Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 30
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 105
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup butter, softened to room temperature
  • 3 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 egg, separated
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 lemon, for zest
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 20 ounces cherry pie filling

Method
 

  1. In a medium bowl, cream butter, cream cheese, egg yolk, vanilla, 1 teaspoon lemon zest, and salt until fluffy.
  2. Gradually mix in powdered sugar and flour to make stiff dough.
  3. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and place in the fridge to chill for about 2 hours.
  4. Remove from fridge and preheat oven to 325 ℉.
  5. Shape dough into small one inch balls.
  6. Beat egg white until foamy.
  7. Dip balls in egg white then roll in graham cracker crumbs. Arrange cookie dough balls about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet and make a depression in the middle of each cookie with your thumb.
  8. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until cookies begin to brown on the bottoms.
  9. Remove cookies from baking sheet and let cool.
  10. Fill depression with a teaspoon of pie filling (or as much as you can fit on each cookie).

Nutrition

Calories: 105kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 80mgPotassium: 40mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 179IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 1mg
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